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Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, left, confers with guard Patrick McCaw in overtime of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, in Denver. The Warriors won 129-128 in overtime. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

On Dec. 30, McCaw, 23, signed a two-year non-guaranteed deal – which the Warriors did not match – with the Cavaliers only to be waived a week later. McCaw’s release prompted the prompted the league to open an investigation into the matter, at the Warriors’ request. McCaw, who wanted to become an unrestricted free agent, refused to sign a two-year, $5.2 million offer from the Warriors, opting to sign with Cleveland. McCaw’s release from the Cavs made him an unrestricted free agent.

On Wednesday, it was reported that McCaw, who was acquired by the Warriors in 2016, planned to sign with the Raptors for $786,000 – a prorated league minimum – this week. Toronto, who is currently first in the Eastern Conference, have swept the season series against the Warriors and are one of the teams expected to face the Warriors in the NBA Finals – giving ample reasons why Kerr isn’t surprised in McCaw’s decision.

“Theres a reason we drafted him and a reason we brought him here. So its worked out this way, and, as I said a couple of weeks ago, we wish him the best.”

“He’ll start,” said Kerr. “After that, everything is on the table. We have to figure out what the rotations will look like, how many minutes he can play.”

Prior to Tuesday’s win, it was reported that DeMarcus Cousins is slated to return from his torn Achilles Jan. 18 against the Clippers in Los Angeles. In recent weeks, there has been a buzz around the Warriors about Cousins’ recent performances in scrimmages. However, there’s still a challenge integrating Cousins, a four-time all-star, into a star-studded team midway through the season.

“We’ll have to play around with the minutes, the combinations, the sets and we haven’t had a player like him here before so it will be new,” Kerr said. “It won’t be a simple plug him in and we’ll fit right in. We’re going to play through him some and so there will be a period where we all have to adapt. Fortunately, we’re halfway through the year, we have a lot of games to figure this out.”

Shaun Livingston’s status for Friday.

Livingston is listed as probable for Friday’s game against the Bulls, Kerr said.

Livingston left early in Saturday’s win with a sore knee, though Kerr didn’t seem concerned about the long-term effects following Tuesday’s shootaround.

“There wasn’t an injury per se,” Kerr said. “He was not feeling great, his knee was a little creaky and he said he felt a lot better today.”

Livingston, 33, has dealt with a myriad of injuries this season, including a bruised pelvis that sidelined him for two games last month.

Logan Murdock covers the Warriors for the Bay Area News Group. The Oakland native interned at Turner Sports and the Memphis Commercial Appeal and was a member of the Sports Journalism Institute's 2017 class.